March 2008

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Biomechanics

On Swift Wings

What airplane designers could learn from the shape-changing wings of birds

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Features

No Taming the Shrew

Good thing for us it’s small, because this predator gives no quarter to its quarry.

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Nature.net

Journey to the Core

An Internet guide to the planets' magnetic fields

Green Turtle
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Good News for Green Turtles

One endangered sea turtle species is on the rebound.

Skull
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An Old Foe

A familiar disease plagued Homo erectus--but why?

Fishing spider
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Multiple Personalities

Fishing spiders show their character.

Fairy wren
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Mid-Season Switch

Male fairy-wrens can change their beak color to attract a mate.

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The Great Rope in the Sky

NASA scientists map the giant electromagnetic space structures that power auroras.

Primordial soup
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Soup Sandwich

Life may have evolved between mineral sheets.

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Sting Operation

A rare stinging beetle comes to light.

Bottlenose dolphin
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Blue in the Feathers

Emperor penguins return from long dives almost out of oxygen.

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Not-So-North Sea

Fish diversity in northern waters rises along with temperature.

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Recent Stories

Caves are among the predators’ favorite spots.

The brain doesn't much care whether an experience is real.

Humans will never win a sprint against your average quadruped. But our species is well-adapted for the marathon.

Recent Interview

Xiaoming Wang

Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes)